Remember?

I saw this at T Dot's Twisted Utopia, whom I found through dcvandal, and borrowed it. Feel free to borrow it right back. It's sort of a time-warp version of those little get-to-know-you surveys...

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, IT WAS SEPT. 5, 1996

1) What age group were you in?
THEN: High school
NOW: Mid-20s

2) Where did you work?
THEN: Babysitting for various families
NOW: At a growing newspaper

3) How was your hairstyle?
THEN: Medium-long with a few layers and a few bangs
NOW: Medium-long with more layers and a few more bangs

4) Did you wear contacts?
THEN: No.
NOW: Sometimes.

5) Did you wear glasses?
THEN: Yes.
NOW: Usually.

6) Which of your pets were still alive?
THEN: Ariel
NOW: Ariel's baby, Bono

7) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?
THEN: No one
NOW: Superman is my leading man

8) Who was your celebrity crush?
THEN: Probably someone like Matthew McConnoughey
NOW: Hmmm...Johnny Depp?

9) How many piercings did you have?
THEN: One in each ear
NOW: Two in each ear, but one set has closed up

10) How many tattoos did you have?
THEN: None
NOW: None

11) What was your favorite band/singer?
THEN: Probably D.C. Talk
NOW: U2

12) Had you smoked a cigarette?
THEN: No
NOW: Tried one about four-and-a-half years ago (hand-rolled, no less, from an editor at the school paper -- a burning sensation in the lungs turned out not to be my thing. Cigars are a different matter all together...)

13) Had you gotten drunk?
THEN: No
NOW: Yes

14) What kind of car did you drive?
THEN: 1985 Ford Escort (soon to be totaled by a 90-year-old who didn't know how to yield)
NOW: A phat Buick, baby!

15) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2006?
Actually, pretty close. I always knew I'd get married right out of college, and journalism was my career of choice then. I'm happy, ambitious, no children (yet). So not that far off...